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Virgin Mary with Sword

D�rer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528). Medium: oil on panel. La Vierge au glaive; the sword is a reference to the prophesy of Simeon stating that a sword will pierce the heart of Mary; painting formerly at the Benedictine Convent in Dresden; entered the Munich collection in 1803; painted on fir wood; Provenance: Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany / Giraudon. Photographic rights held by The Bridgeman Art Library.